The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-10

realist C and most readable picture Of
the life and adventures Of the cattle
rancher. The author touches on the
questons Of climate, OF breeds and
selecting the herd, Of feed aud range,
etc and gives the reader a realistic
sense OF what riding on trail" OF
"rhaviDg in a roundup" is like.
Another vivid and charac eristic
sketch is De Oil els "The Perils of
the High Sierras," an account of tho
experiences Of his parry in or ssiDg
the mountains from the neigh
borhood Of the present town of Bodie,
by way OF Mono Pass, Bloody Canon,
and the Yosemite trail, Just in the
fdge OF the terrible winter OF 1S59-60.
Tons was the last party that gIt
through, and was obliged fairly to race
for lie with the vr1denly oncomiOg
winter. "StIeet bJunes in Mexico" is
also a life like sketch, describing the
sights and incidents of outdoor life,
especially that Of the poorer c~lasSes,
in the City Of Mexico the musical
lepeTos, the breskf SIS in the street,
the markets and fairs aud their fire.
quenters.
In the March Forum Prof. Georga
Mivart explodes an initial bomb on
"The Future of Christianity" but
when tho bomb exOlodee, it turns out
to be a very peace full sort Of missil-.
The author points out that tbs Su'
creme Pontif ut Rome taxes cogni-
zance OF all the g'est movements of
humanity, and nj such movements
have assumed q convincing form hs
accents them. Toe second article IN
the Forum ia a discussion of Henry
Georges Economic Theories" by
George Gunton. Edward Everett
II le cortnbu as a pleasant essay on
"Bo ks That Have Helped Me-" and
the veteran Nal Dow Discus es "fhe
| Effectiveness OF Pfoh bition." ENzi
Ly mn Linton, the Elglish novels r,
CONES forward with soma remarks
about "Tne Tyranuy OF Fashion"
D.. William A. Hammond ex
plains "~Mystsrious d sap~pesrsncss'
on the theory Of epilepsy aff. citing
many people who attempt TO vanish
from their families, and sometimps
sncc9ed. Col. Thom's W. Knox
grimly presents the problem Of over
population, and sides W tn Milthus in
his claim for the advantages OF de-
structive vice and moral prudential
restraints. at NAV well he ques-
toned" says Col. Knox. "whether
the labors of the humanitarian or the
fruits OF science and invention have
been for the real benefit OF the human
race In the concluding article Ju ige
E. A. Them Is argues for the abolition
Of the Try system.
"Is THE AMERICAN WOMAN OVER
DIRE sED?" gives Mre. Helen Campoell
an excellent subject for a bright and
we'll written paOer, and which is de-
servedy given the place OF honor in
the March Brooklyn Magazine. Thou.
sands Of women will doubtless read
Mrs Camphell's article with keenest
interest. @ ieen FL zabeth and Her
Suitors" is another gossi y and enter
tanning paper, in which Mr.. Edward B.
Williams reviews the loves of Eng.
lands fascinating Queen. DR.. I. De
WITT Talmsge tells his experience in
smoking "My First Cigar" and Ssaton
DOuOuO Tolhbco DC No'dt opiiieOO oVoiAos
in thu third of his series of papers
"Stories and Memories Of Washing
ton" The quaint religious customs
adopted by the Tennes ee mountaineeI
are graphically deacrioed by William
Perry Brown, and Herbert Hall Wins
low tells a thoroughly American story
in"Otd Man Daggs" A sensible article
is contributed on ''rhe Evilso Of Unequa
Marriages." by Edith LanRdon, which
William ii. Rideing precsdes with
narrative of "The Boyhood of Carr
Russell" the famous nautical stor.
teller. Mrs. Henry Ward Bseche.
di, cusses "The Servant Girl Problem,
and two other wriars descrine tn,
lives of "Turk sh Wtmen at Home
and Germany's famous watering place
Wsisbaden, as it appears in winter
o her papers treat Of young Mel
and Single L f." "Women in China
"Is the American Polite" "Odr Fa
miliar Sayings," "En erprise in Bu,i
ness" while Mr. Beecher closes lhit
NUMBER of rich variety and iuteres
with fur of his sermons, revised BY
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